[Trombone-l] Bach Liberty?

[Elliott Moxley]

One of my students is playing on a Bach Liberty, which I picked up off ebay
a while back. It has a .547 bore, and the slide, as far as I can tell, is
identical to a 42 regular weight, but is not marked as such. I had it
side-by-side with one of ours. The bell is an 8" two-piece, I couldn't help
but wonder if it is a re-stamped Omega bell. The valve section/tuning slide
(open wrap) was similar to a 42, the only obvious difference being brass
where the Strads have chrome trim. It is a decent playing horn, close to a
42 IMO but with a tighter feel, probably because of the smaller bell. I
wouldn't suggest a new one to one of my students, however, you could easily
pick up a near-new 42B and save $500, and have a pro instrument that will
hold it's value. I nearly "stole" the Liberty on ebay, it was basically a
new instrument but I was the only bidder, probably because no one knew what
it was. (neither did I, I just took a chance on it!) 

- Sue 


> [Original Message]
> From: Eric & Candice Swanson <swan325 at earthlink.net>
> To: Trombone-L <trombone-l at samford.edu>
> Date: 12/3/2007 9:55:49 AM
> Subject: [Trombone-l] Bach Liberty?
>
> Hey guys,
>
> Anybody out there in the retail music business able to answer this 
> question?  I got a flyer in the mail from Music & Arts that shows a Bach 
> "Liberty" model LTB-501 trombone, which they are selling for $1999.  It 
> looks like a 42B, but of course it's over $500 less than a 42B sells 
> for, so there must be some difference that makes it cheaper.  Anybody 
> know what this is?  There is also a Liberty trumpet which is a lot 
> cheaper than the regular Bach Strad.
>
> Naturally, Bach can't be bothered to let me know about the new models, 
> but I need to know what they are.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric Swanson
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